The paper discussed selective forms of tourism in continental Croatia, which is less developed in terms of tourism compared to Adriatic Croatia, but has good opportunities for better development, because selective forms of tourism in continental Croatia are underused. Due to a better understanding of the topic, the paper discussed tourism, its economic significance, the relationship between modern society and tourism, and the focus of tourism on sustainability. Furthermore, the paper dealt with selective tourism, its definition and characteristics, types and 66 demand for selective forms of tourism. The development factors of the Croatian tourist industry, indicators of the (under) development of the Croatian tourist market, the Croatian tourist offer, competitiveness and limitations of the development of Croatian tourism, and the seasonality of Croatian tourism were also analyzed. The last chapters discussed the tourism of continental Croatia, the geographical coverage by counties, the characteristics of tourism, tourist resources, the tourist offer of continental Croatia, and the development of selective tourism in continental Croatia, analyzing examples from practice: selective tourism of Osijek - Baranja County and selective tourism of the city of Zagreb.